The Mindful Peach founder Dr. Anna Huang draws on her own family’s story — and years of AAPI mental health research — to give parents and kids a shared language for hard emotions
CYPRESS, Calif., Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Dr. Anna grew up in a bilingual immigrant household where feelings were rarely named out loud. Now a licensed clinical psychologist and mother of two, she has turned that childhood silence into a growing library of children’s books designed to help families do what hers couldn’t: talk openly about big emotions.
Dr. Anna is the founder of The Mindful Peach, one of the indie publishers represented by Book an Author, a platform that amplifies real authors with real stories and real experiences. Each of the Mindful Peach books centers on a single big feeling through relatable childhood moments, moments which Dr. Anna has lived firsthand with her own daughter.
“I am a child of immigrants,” Dr. Anna said. “Growing up, I felt the emotional barriers in our community. My friends and I could hardly name our feelings to each other, let alone to our parents.” That gap led her to a Master’s and PhD in Clinical Psychology. She now runs a private practice in Southern California specializing in Asian American and minority mental health.
What sets the Mindful Peach apart, is that they validate both the children’s and the parents’ emotions. “Not many books out there acknowledge how hard it is for the parents to maintain their patience,” Dr. Anna said. “I want to acknowledge the hard work as parents and caregivers, because we need our own coping moments too.”
That message is already resonating: the Mindful Peach currently sells thousands of books each month to families throughout the U.S.
Dr. Anna now offers a bilingual or English-only interactive story time built around coping with big feelings, followed by a Q&A on childhood socio-emotional development. This programming is designed to help families navigate back-to-school transitions and the heightened emotions of the upcoming holiday season.
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